Beresford Booth

What Beresford Booth does

Beresford Booth PLLC is a privately held, full-service law firm founded in 1946 and headquartered in Edmonds, Washington, with a secondary office in Bothell. The firm serves businesses, families, and individuals throughout the Pacific Northwest across nine core practice areas: Litigation, Business and Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate Law, Banking Law, Employment Law for Employers, Estate Planning and Probate, Divorce and Family Law, Adoption and Assisted Reproduction, and Appeals. The firm is led by a partnership group that includes David C. Tingstad (Chair of the Business and Real Estate Group), Babak Shamsi (Chair of the Real Estate Litigation and Transactions Team), Dimitra S. Scott, and William O. Kessler, supported by an Of Counsel bench (Mark M. Demaray) and associates, with a roster exceeding 25 attorneys. The firm operates as a traditional professional services organization with no disclosed technology platform, AI/ML capabilities, or funded growth program.

Name

Beresford Booth

Legal name

Beresford Booth PLLC

Website

https://beresfordlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beresford Booth is a privately held, full-service Pacific Northwest law firm founded in 1946, serving businesses, families, and individuals across nine practice areas including litigation, M&A, real estate, family law, and estate planning from offices in Edmonds and Bothell, WA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Edmonds

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Services: Traditional law firm revenue through hourly billing, flat fees for specific services, and contingency arrangements for certain litigation matters. Revenue generated from serving individual clients, families, and business entities across multiple practice areas including litigation, business law, real estate, family law, and estate planning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Beresford Booth is a full-service law firm based in Edmonds, Washington, providing legal counsel across nine practice areas: Litigation, Business/Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate Law, Banking Law, Employment Law for Employers, Estate Planning and Probate, Divorce and Family Law, Adoption and Assisted Reproduction, and Appeals. The firm represents businesses, families, and individuals throughout the Pacific Northwest on transactional and contested matters.

Product overview

Beresford Booth is a Washington State law firm offering comprehensive legal services through nine core practice areas: Litigation, Business/Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate Law, Banking Law, Employment Law for Employers, Estate Planning and Probate, Divorce & Family Law, Adoption & Assisted Reproduction, and Appeals. The firm, established in 1946 and serving clients throughout the Pacific Northwest, also offers LexLedge as part of its branded service offerings. The practice operates as a full-service law firm rather than a modular software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Litigation Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LexLedgecoreOthersLexLedge is a proprietary product/service offered by Beresford Booth, likely related to document management or legal technology solutions for clients.
• Economic Alliance Snohomish CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity and economic development organization in Snohomish County. Beresford Booth supports as a community partner/member.
• PrimerusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational society of top-rated independent law firms. Beresford Booth has been a proud member for over 15 years, sharing commitment to common values and high standards of legal practice.
• Washington Women Lawyers (WWL) Snohomish County ChapterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association for women lawyers. Beresford Booth partners with WWL on community initiatives including clothing drives for women in need.
• Snohomish County Legal ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal aid organization providing free legal services. Beresford Booth attorneys volunteer their time through this organization for pro bono work.
• Eastside Legal Aide Clinic (ELAP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal aid clinic providing free legal assistance. Beresford Booth attorneys volunteer their time through ELAP for pro bono work.
• Homage Senior ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization serving homebound older adults and people with disabilities in Snohomish County. Beresford Booth supports as one of over 50 community organizations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Perkins Coie LLP: Major Seattle-headquartered international law firm with extensive business, litigation, and real estate capabilities; a much larger incumbent in the same regional market competing for high-end matters.
• Stoel Rives LLP: Major Pacific Northwest full-service firm with deep practice breadth across business, real estate, energy, and litigation; a larger incumbent operating in the same regional market.
• Davis Wright Tremaine LLP: Large Seattle-headquartered full-service firm with broad national reach; competes with Beresford Booth on complex business, litigation, and real estate matters in the PNW market but at a much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• Pacifica Law Group LLP: Seattle-based mid-sized firm with litigation and appellate practice emphasis overlapping Beresford Booth's litigation and appeals offerings.
• Inslee Best Goicoechea PLLC: Mid-sized Seattle-area full-service law firm with comparable headcount, similar multi-practice model (family law, business, real estate, estate planning), and a regional PNW focus directly overlapping Beresford Booth's client base.
• Foster Garvey PC: Pacific Northwest full-service firm with overlapping practice areas (business, real estate, litigation, family) serving mid-market and enterprise clients in the same geographic footprint.
• Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson: Seattle-based firm offering business, real estate, and family law services with similar regional positioning and practice breadth.
• Cairncross & Hempelmann: Seattle-based mid-sized firm with a comparable full-service practice mix including real estate, business, and litigation — competing for the same mid-market Pacific Northwest clients.
• Lane Powell PC: Long-established Seattle/PNW full-service law firm with similar multi-decade operating history, covering litigation, business, real estate, and family law — a direct regional competitor.
• McNaul Ebel Nawotka PLLC: Seattle-based mid-sized firm focused on business, real estate, and litigation matters — a comparable regional peer serving similar mid-market clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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